There is something about being inside a State Fair Grounds before it opens. Walking the grounds without a crowd is magical. At least that’s how it felt when I took a walk around before the Media Day event. The event explains all the new fun facts for the 2019 Illinois State Fair! Illinois Director of […]
Who doesn’t love the Illinois State Fair? Linda Spanberger does! She was in town on August 8, 2018 visiting me when I received the media advisory abouy the dedication of the Illinois Statehood Forever Stamp and the unveiling of the Butter Cow. So, we started making plans! Arriving in plenty of time to park, we […]
You know that summer is winding down when it is state fair time. My grandkids start school early next week and when we had a chance to hit the state fair today, we took it. Time with them is fleeting, these days they actually still like us and going places with us so we are […]
It’s always a whirlwind, the Preview Day, the Twilight Parade, the Butter Cow, then the fair! This year’s preview day had a few great additions they mentioned. There is a new free APP for the Illinois State Fair that has a map, a food finder, and event listing. As someone directionally challenged, the map […]
The Illinois state Fair is just around the corner. If you love coming out to the antique tractor exhibit, read on, we have some important information to share. Every year we try to take one of our Graham Bradley’s to the fair, it is a chance to help share agricultural history, by bringing a variety […]